Matilda Ajanko

Tilly was born and raised in Finland, taking up sailing as a child and competing in events each summer in a variety of dinghies. She also enjoyed windsurfing and trained to take part in the 2008 Olympics at the same time as doing a degree in Anthropology, with a minor in international law and human rights law. She worked for the Finnish Sailing Federation in charge of junior sailing, coaching young sailors and arranging events. Tilly then moved to Australia where she started racing and taking part in regattas in keel boats. This took her all over the world and most recently she was living in Palma de Mallorca working for a rigging company. She has accrued over 50,000 sailing miles. She describes herself as a strong, determined, technical sailor with a strange sense of humour!